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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This sounds super annoying on a chat and some of those requests are ridiculous but others are okay, could be worded better.[/quote]

Like asking if there is parking is fine -- yes they can look online but there may be info about parking not available online and it's good info for everyone to have. Asking if someone will be at gate to direct kids or get them where they need to go is fine for this age. The over share about the illness is annoying but can also be helpful  (lets people know an illnesses is circulating, males clear parent is addressing and that kid might recover in time for game for planning purposes). That parent needs to learn to edit and be more succinct.

The little request to keep an eye in a blister is micromanaging but I think letting a coach know blisters have been an issue is good (again, annoying in the chat but fine in general).

The special requests for coaches to be letting parents know when kids arrive or how fast things are moving are the only ones that cross a line for me. But that's not micromanaging, it's entitlement. So many people like that in the DC area. They will deputize coaches, teachers, neighbors, fellow parents as personal assistants. My strategy with that is ignore, ignore, ignore. Coaches probably can't ignore but a polite "that is not possible" is okay. People like that are annoying whether there's a chat or not.[/quote]

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